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Chairman of the Transport Authority, Joseph Shoucair (centre), addresses a press conference at the offices of the Transport Authority in Kingston yesterday (February 13). Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen.
Chairman of the Transport Authority, Joseph Shoucair (centre), addresses a press conference at the offices of the Transport Authority in Kingston yesterday (February 13). Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan, and Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen.

Immediate Removal of Tints from Public Passenger Vehicles

Effective immediately, bus and taxi operators are required to remove tints from their public passenger vehicles (PPVs). “For motor cars, no tint will be allowed on the back windscreen, no tint will be allowed on the two front windows and...
In this file photo, National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), reviews Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits who were on parade during their Passing Out and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last year.
In this file photo, National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), reviews Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits who were on parade during their Passing Out and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last year.

$103 Million Allocated for Police Facilities
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), attends the closing ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) four-day retreat at the Iberostar Hotel, St. James, on February 9. At left is Sector Planner for the ECC, Maria Myers Hamilton.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), attends the closing ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) four-day retreat at the Iberostar Hotel, St. James, on February 9. At left is Sector Planner for the ECC, Maria Myers Hamilton.

Education Gets $5 Billion Increase in 2017/18 Budget
In this file photo, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, shakes hands with Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hu Huaibang, following a signing ceremony for a framework cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica, CDB and the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company.
In this file photo, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, shakes hands with Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hu Huaibang, following a signing ceremony for a framework cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica, CDB and the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company.

Gov’t Ministers in China for Signing of Highway Project Agreement
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), accepts a signed copy of the Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement from Acting General Manager of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Greg Richardson (left). Looking on are Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southern United States, Fanz Hall (right), and President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick.|
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right), accepts a signed copy of the Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement from Acting General Manager of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Greg Richardson (left). Looking on are Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southern United States, Fanz Hall (right), and President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick.|

AAJ Signs Sister Airport Agreement with Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International

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Housing

HAJ Undertakes Housing Projects

Acting Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Gary Howell, says a number of ‘brown field’ and ‘green field’ housing projects are set to kick into high gear in St. Ann, St. James, Westmoreland and St. James, as the agency moves to fulfil its mandate of providing housing solutions for Jamaicans ‘Brown field’ developments refer to spaces which...
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Budget 2017/2018

Gov’t Divesting Norman Manley Airport and JPS Shareholding

The Government will commence the process of divesting the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) and its remaining shareholding in the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) during the 2017-18 legislative year, as part of the public sector transformation agenda. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech during last Thursday’s (February...
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Transport Authority Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith (4th right), symbolically opens the door to the agency’s new office at Dunbar Mall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on February 9, signalling the start of operations in that location. Among those sharing in the occasion are: Transport Authority Acting General Manager of Human Resource and Administration, Petra-Kene Williams (4th left); and General Manager of Operations, Colonel Audley Carter (5th left), as well as other staff and parish stakeholders
Transport

Transport Authority Opens Branch in Westmoreland

The Transport Authority (TA) now has an office in the parish of Westmoreland. The agency had a soft opening of the facility, situated at Dunbar Plaza in Savanna-la-Mar from where it has started serving public passenger and commercial vehicle operators since February 9. Western Regional Manager, Ralston Smith, told JIS News that the new office forms part of the TA’s...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, receives a gift of appreciation from Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Acting Executive Director, Karlene Degrass-Deslandes, after addressing the closing ceremony of the ECC Retreat at the Iberostar Hotel, St. James, on February 9.
Education

Gov’t Committed to Increasing Payments to Early Childhood Educators

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government will be looking at bringing the emoluments of early childhood educators on par with personnel in similar positions in the Ministry. “I know we have to take care of the financial needs and issues of those who have been doing a great job and laying the...
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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), greets Economist, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Jodian Aris, at the opening of a Regional Entrepreneurship Asset Commercialization Hub (REACH) Project business workshop, being held at The Knutsford Court Hotel from February 13-17. At centre is Director of Entertainment, Policy and Monitoring in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson McDaniel.
Commerce

Young Entrepreneurs Attend Training Workshop

Young entrepreneurs in Jamaica are benefitting from a week-long training workshop, which seeks to equip them to run successful businesses and to transform their ideas into viable enterprises. The workshop is being held at The Knutsford Court Hotel from February 13-17, under the Regional Entrepreneurship Asset Commercialization Hub (REACH) Project. It is being hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office...
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National Security

Construction to Continue at Lathbury Barracks

Construction and improvement work at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Lathbury Barracks, at Up Park Camp, will continue this financial year. The project, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is being financed from Consolidated Fund at a cost of $350 million. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets...
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